If card in PSA or SGC slab, what is risk of fraud?

[marvymelvin]

Not to add more stress to you, but if you have been out of the hobby since before TPG's, there has been the disturbing trend of either fake cards in fake holders, or higher grade legit cards being removed from legit holders and replaced with lesser grade cards.

I agree with other members that education is key, as well as sharing the burden of the need to "know" everything with other members of net54. I have posted many questions, even some that have been posted many many times before, and I always get a good and helpful response.

Don't be shy to post pictures of a potential buy and ask board members for their opinions. I thought I was bothering people with naive questions, but have been treated well here. I decided to join net54 just recently after lurking for years and have not been disappointed. It was the best decision I have made hobby wise. (next to a buying my PSA 2 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for $3000 raw 3 years ago).

Welcome back.

[drcy]

Buy low grade cards. There are some nice looking PSA/SGC 1-2s out there. If a PSA1 turns out to to be trimmed in addition to the staining and creasing you already knew about, it's no big deal. May not effect the value one penny.

PSA and SGC are are good about authenticating cards. That's not a concern.

Yes, I know posters can post examples of SGC and PSA misidentifications. I also know Hitler liked dogs and I once wore a sweater inside out to work.